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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
7
A columnist warns against complacency as France faces Red seizures and unrest. It cites warship seizures, docked vessels with red flags, blocked medical supplies, Rioting in cities, and a pro Communist Premier. The piece urges eternal vigilance to prevent the things that can happen.
Yale physiologists studied 213 people aged teu to forty in the Review of Reviews finding that more meals, not extra food, raise energy. Two meals kept efficiency above pre-breakfast for two hours, three meals for four hours, four meals for five to six hours, and five meals for seven hours of super-efficiency.
A protest piece depicts taxes as an occupying army in homes factories and farms. It laments a growing national debt, citing an estimated thirty six thousand million dollars for the 1936 37 fiscal year and blaming the Roosevelt administration for the surge.
The piece argues modern life demands learning to die daily to grow. It contrasts motormen with dead man controls and urges readers to endure continuous “little deaths” such as hardship, disappointment, and sacrifice. It warns that fear of failure blocks progress and champions resilience and gritty perseverance as essential education for living well.
A 1926 recap notes Jack R. Burke elected president of the Fista association and civic club plans at the Y M C A. H N Geissler announces membership drive. Park Commissioner Ray Lambert details deepening Brackenridge Park pool with sand and gravel. Governor T M Campbell opens a U S Senate campaign HQ in San Antonio and plans a July 19 visit.
A garbled note references Stars and Stripes and a forthcoming list or item involving a cook. Readable bits suggest an incomplete item about a kitchen staff or culinary piece, but the fragment lacks clear names, places, dates, or actions to confirm a full event.
A poem by George E. Phair critiques political conformity. It rails against a candidate who swears to serve the voter yet becomes a puppet of bosses, turning into a “Yes Man” under pressure. The piece explores public servitude and the fickleness of voter will.
A sprawling 1935 King Fraser piece surveys Australia’s long struggle against rabbits. It traces initial importation by Thomas Austin in 1859, widespread devastation to farms, and battles with poison, predators, and fiscal effort. It notes ongoing, costly efforts and enduring rabbit ferocity across Victoria, New South Wales, and beyond.
Summary of how the Constitution addresses Jeffersons complaints in the declaration of independence. It notes the federal power split and the Tenth Amendment restoring all other powers to the states or people. Written under Washingtons chairmanship, the text argues protection from governmental evils Jefferson warned about.
A sprawling critique notes D C New York Bernarr Macfadden as a vigorous 68 year old impresario obsessed with health fads and ventures from physical culture to magazines. It contrasts his energy with Hemingways influence, ghost writing decline, Kipling club ban, and a nostalgic railway excursion era ending as society changes.
Copeland urges communities to organize summer play schools for children. He notes health first with examinations, structured daily routines, rest periods, and supervised activity. Volunteers can staff these programs with minimal cost, fostering leadership, sportsmanship, and social development for a healthier, prepared return to school.
A 1936 political letter from Winston Norman mocks Herbert Hoover era politicians and praises a New Deal campaign. The spoof warns Democrats to tour farms to win votes, deriding Republicans and Landon while promising a traveling sales pitch for the New Deal. It references Farm House, Mr Farley, Roosevelt medicine, and a flivver campaign plan with plans to mail readers a satire on national policy.
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